Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

On the market side, many companies have come to understand the existential threat that climate change represents. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. Dialing In on Procurement.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Once the cooperative was set up with support from civil society 10 years ago, the collective progress has become visceral. The cooperative’s goal was to rehabilitate landless refugees and increase access to markets. Its scale was vast, with nearly 142,928 acres of state land allocated to 132 Cooperative Farming Societies.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level. Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf.

Non-Profits 134

Non-Profits Civil Society Health Poverty 134

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. The students devised and implemented a plan to market and sell their honey production.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

These laws, purportedly designed as a check on foreign interference, limit civil society organizations and restrict democratic practice by cutting off funding from foundations to movement organizations. A Government of National Unity As a response to the dwindling support, the ANC agreed to form a coalition government.

Philanthropy 96

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 96

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As philosopher Elizabeth Anderson argues in Private Government , people now live most of the time within private authoritarian bureaucracies or firms in which they own nothing, have no authority, and constantly must resist incursions in their private life. is interdependent with the obligations that go with membership in the polity.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Universities Civil Society Sociology 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

Platform work has calcified structural inequalities around the world, particularly relegating women workers, especially from the Global Majority World, to the lowest labor market segments. We spoke with more than 80 people, representing workers, scholars, unions, the private sector, civil society, philanthropies, and multilateral agencies.

Race and Ethnicity 145

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 145

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Facts and Factors estimate that the global early childhood education market was worth $247 billion in 2021; it projects spending to climb to $487 billion by 2030. Civil society efforts to promote the wellbeing of Amazonian communities like the Huitoto, including and especially their land rights, have been highly effective.

Children 138

Children Civil Society Culture Health 138

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Consider Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank (and leader of Bangladesh’s interim government ), who brought the idea for lending to the poor to mainstream banks in the early 1980s.The banks challenged Yunus to prove it could work, and he did —first in one town, then five. Why Employee Ownership So, what is employee ownership?

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Finance Non-Profits 138

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 The Generation Equality Forum's organizers estimate that the three-day convening will generate a total of $40 billion in new investments, including $17 billion in government commitments.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Health Governance Leadership 91

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 5, 2020

Original post Since we started the Digital Civil Society Lab I’ve been invited to countless conferences, workshops, and philanthropic or corporate launches of “some kind of tech” for “some kind of good.” What commercial applications call externalities, civil society and the public sector exist to address.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Ethics Participation and motivation Universities 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

An example of this kind of interconected web is the more than 100 members of the Drive Electric Campaign (DEC), who collaborate to support the adoption of policies that will achieve 100 percent EV sales in the world’s largest auto markets. A web of interconnected organizations is nimble and adaptable.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meanwhile, countries on the “sending” side are positioning themselves to seek greater access to foreign labor markets. For example, LaMP works with elderly care employers to understand workforce needs, and has designed a program in partnership with the Spanish government to train workers in Colombia to meet these needs in both countries.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For instance, some governments may perceive the imposition of environmental commitments as an infringement on their sovereignty.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

Together, they address barriers to safe and healthy diets through capacity building, strategic collaborations, and advocacy for increased resources, improved policies, and better government accountability. Across Africa, Guzakuza connects and supports women facing food system challenges.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Access to news is key to an engaged civil society, and without it, social worlds shrink and become suffused with disinformation and bias. Mainstream media sometimes offers the kind of investigative reporting that exposes bad corporate actors and sheds light on the power structures governing politics and the economy.

Public and Nonprofit Management 136

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Foundations 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Our objective was to obtain information about the social and cultural norms surrounding unpaid care work in this economically vulnerable area to inform the development of the Cuidemos, Banco de Tiempo, a government program that provides respite for people who care for infants, people with disabilities, or the elderly.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 126

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Ecological destruction and historic inequalities stem from much more than moral failings, government inaction, lack of knowledge, or elite interests. In some locations, solidarity economy is institutionalized and recognized by the state but in others involves civil society and informal practices.

Non-Profits 116

Non-Profits Universities Collaborations Ethics 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Using market mechanisms, many social entrepreneurs have followed the example of Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank to set up enterprises with a main objective of tackling social or environmental issues. From a global perspective, most social entrepreneurs still come from developed countries or the higher social classes in emerging markets.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. The younger of two sons, George Lindemann, Jr.,

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Indeed, one of the most pernicious expressions of structural racism in Brazilian society is workplace inequity. Changes like these have impacted culture, including increased Black representation in highly popular TV soap operas and marketing campaigns. However, no tool, present or future, will thrive without tandem will and effort.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 4, 2024

By Lina Srivastava The aftermath of the OpenAI governance controversy revealed the extent to which power has been consolidated by AI tech giants, a situation with dangerous implications for critical aspects of society. To establish effective AI governance, then, is the challenge for civil society organizations and social innovators.

Governance 142

Governance Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics 142

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Most obviously, funders working in specific issue areas—climate, health, education, or in my case, democracy—can work to support efforts downstream to prepare government and civil society in their respective sectors to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI on their specific areas of concern.

Civil Society 128

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

A market innovation like creating a sustainable seafood market is unlikely to create enduring systems change without building strong relationships with civil society. The Garfield Foundation offers a different example of how networks with capacity achieve systems change that evades individual groups.

Civil Society 133

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As such, the case offers a model for how state and local governments can hold tech companies accountable—a particularly important ability given the domestic services platform economy is projected to grow into the trillions of dollars as tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Facebook enter the market.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Law Civil Society Governance 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Now, this level of surveillance—and the quantification of work it enables, along with never-ending calls for increased productivity—has broadened across the labor market. Unions and workers’ rights organizations also have a pivotal role to play here, and some are already stepping up and setting a precedent for governance.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Law Technology Non-Profits 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2024

And what would it take for us to realize solidarity in our relationships, our communities, our social movements, and our governments? Reuters and NPR mocked us and basically said, ‘Can you believe these dummies at Occupy Wall Street want the federal government to cancel student debt!’ They said it would never happen.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Civil Society 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

They warn that strategic philanthropy is dangerous because “it diverts attention from fundamental reforms less palatable to wealthy donors and from the fact that government and corporate behavior are responsible for the ills of society.” We know of no foundation—even the largest—that thinks it replaces government.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance 129

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We know a lot more about psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics than we did in the past, and the more you incorporate science into your marketing, the more your supporters will feel your messaging resonates with them. People are different, but in predictable ways. Now is the time to re-evaluate your primary fundraising strategies.

Civil Society 114

Civil Society Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These business models rebalance economic (and often governance) rights away from outside investors to other stakeholders, such as workers and producers who drive value creation in the business. Meanwhile, one of Indias top consumer food brands, Amul, belongs to the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).

Governance 69

Governance Public and Social Policy Production Finance 69

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

4 But considered more broadly, corporate capture extends far beyond the capture of a few government agencies; indeed, over time, it has developed a stranglehold on our economy and life. 7 And it is true that a rising authoritarian tide threatens civil liberties and democratic institutions like Congress.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It seems as if the natural way to respond to abuses committed by governments or elites is the apparently spontaneous, digitally coordinated, leaderless, horizontally organized mass protest. Often, they are said to “prefigure” the society they wish to bring about. Governments have to care about all kinds of things.

Governance 128

Governance Homelessness Civil Society Energy 128

The Agitator

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

A variety of recent news items crossed our desk that bear on what we’ll explore this week –”segmentation” ITEM : Civil Society in the UK reports in Top Charities See Largest Fall for Voluntary Income in 20 Years that the top 100 charities have recorded their most sustained drop in voluntary contributions in two decades.

Civil Society 56

Civil Society Governance Fundraising Fundraising 56

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The same oligarchs who control financial markets buy up mass media and influence political decisions consistently in their own interest. As public policy has done less and less to mitigate the suffering of millions, faith in the government has declined. If it’s okay to be angry, it’s also okay to expect better from the government.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Energy 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Maurice Mitchell, “ Building Movement-Accountable Government ,” NPQ Elections can be brutal. Civil society can be powerful. It has toppled governments many times. The Role of Civil Society At NPQ , we rarely write about why we publish what we publish. Civil society can be powerful.

Civil Society 90

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Healthcare Public Policy 90

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2025

Bezos later directed the publications opinion section to prioritize content promoting personal freedoms and the free market while sidelining opposing perspectives. Since 2010, Orbns government has systematically restricted press freedom. Today, 90 percent of Hungarian media is controlled by the government or its allies.

Governance 124

Governance Civil Society Foundations Construction 124